This blog is dedicated to the preservation, investigation and all things related to European films and personnel involved with the Western genre. Tom B.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Happy 60th Birthday Miou Miou

Born Sylvette Héry on February 22, 1950 in Paris, France she took her stage name from the sound of a cat Miou Miou. She was raised in Paris by her mother and then took up acting, making her screen debut in 1971's “La vie sentimentale de Georges Le Teur” and “La Cavale” both in 1971. Her performances showed both innocence and strength. Her stardom came in 1974's “Les Valseuses” and she began receiving offers for leads in comedy films and dramas. In 1979 she received a Cesar Award for her performance in “La dérobade” (Memoirs of a French Whore). Her film career is still going even after her appearance in a Eurowestern “The Genius” (1976) with Terence Hill. She is the mother of actress Jeann Héry. Today we celebrate Miou Miou's 60th birthday.

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She costarred with Lee Marvin in one of his last films...the 1984 sleeze-fest, "DOG DAY," which had the potential to be a pretty good film but wasn't. Found the dvd for 99c...where else but at the 99c store.

About Me

Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1946 I have a BA degree in American History from Cal St. Northridge. I've been researching the American West and western films since the early 1980s and visiting filming sites in Spain and the U.S.A. Elected a member of the Spaghetti Western Hall of Fame 2010.